Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-07-16 | Page 4 | Fleeing Felons Release Driver

FLEEING FELONS RELEASEDR1VER SAPULPA, Okls, July II (INS) Balrd H. Markham Jr, a atud-nt at Tale university and scion of a prominent New York family, was released unharmed early today by three desperate escaped convicts who kidnaped him yesterday. Having no idea of Markham's wealth, the Texas desperadoes did not consider holdimr-alnft-foe ran- som. but merely stole his high pow-. pow-. ered 137 ear in which to make getaway. A captive for 10 hours, Markham, son of General Balrd H. Markham, director of the American Petroleum Institute's industries committee, walked two miles and then caught a ride for the remaining two miles to Sapulpa, where be reported hi release re-lease to police. FagrUvea Are Armed His abductors were Pete Trailer, Charlie Chapman and Fred Tindol, all of whom escaped from the East-ham East-ham state prison farm with 14 other convicts la Texas last June 22. Each has a long criminal record and all were heavily armed. Markham' experience, however, was far from harrowing, he revealed. re-vealed. He was well treated by the bandits, who talked profusely of their criminal careers, identified """themselves boastfully and refused to take hi money when Markham told them he had but 12. "I was driving alone. he re- i counted. "At about 1:M p. m., around IS miles east of Ads, they j kidnaped me. "They had blocked the road with their car, a sedan, and advanced on me with drawn guns when I ' stopped. They all had revolvers and one of them carried a rifle." Sedaa FaUowed Police had been following the sedan. Trailer having been eeen in It by persons who Identified it , Knowing they were followed, the -bandit abducted Markham and ; took his car, a coupe, to throw of- - fleers off the trail. A giant manhunt. Involving between be-tween TOO and M0 officers, including includ-ing federal agents, was In progress today for the three desperadoes. Traxler la known a th "John Dil-linger Dil-linger of th southwest" Chapman waa serving a life sentfnc for bank . robbery when they broke out, and Traxler and Tindol each were serving serv-ing sentence totaling 150 yea re the equivalent of life term for similar offenses.